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Are unprovoked pe with no risk factors later discovered as cause by cancer ?

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Dr. Susan Rhoads answered

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Unclear!: If you are asking if cancer can cause a pulmonary embolism, the answer is yes, it can. If that is not what you want to know, please ask again and clarify.

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Answered 3/1/2015

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